title: Physical activity, stress, and type A behavior in blacks.
abstract: We assessed the relationship between potential risk factors for coronary heart disease, including type A behavior, leisure time physical activity, and stress in a young black adult population. The study population consisted of 192 black college freshmen at the University of Pittsburgh. The mean age of male subjects was 18.4; the mean age of female subjects was 18.5 years. No significant sex differences were noted for body mass index, type A behavior, stress, or physical activity levels. For both men and women, type A (Framingham) was positively correlated with stress. Only among women was there a positive association between type A (Bortner) and physical activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Adams-Campbell
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Washburn
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Haile
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000208:ethnology; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology*; D014434:Type A Personality